title: [Treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis by sanhuang yilong decoction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of Sanhuang Yilong Decoction (SYD) in treating active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety patients of active RA were equally assigned to the treated group and the control group, they were treated by SYD and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs respectively. The effects on both clinical and laboratory indexes of patients were observed and compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The improvement of clinical and laboratory indexes in the treated group was superior and initiated earlier, as compared with those in the control group, and the total effective rate after 2-week, 4-week and 8-week medication was 49.76%, 80.98% and 85.27% respectively, all were better than those in the control group (all P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SYD is a scientifically prescribed recipe. As used in treating active RA, it displays an initiating time shorter than non-steroid drugs, and could abate the inflammation of joint synovial membrane and adjust the immunity of patients better, so as to enhance the total effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Medicine on Rheumatoid, General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, Chengdu 610083. liudefang199@163.com
authors.forename: De-fang
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming-yang
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.lastname: Zhang-jun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C532979:sanhuang